Case Law Analysis
|Supreme Court of India
Pension Adjustment as Disciplinary Penalty | Post-Retirement Pay Reduction Valid Under Service Regulations if Proceedings Initiated Pre-Retirement : SC
The Supreme Court ruled that disciplinary penalties involving permanent pay scale reduction can be enforced post-retirement through pension adjustment, provided proceedings were initiated before superannuation. This holding clarifies that service regulations permit such penalties even after retirement, impacting retired bank employees and public servants facing disciplinary action.